The importance of procedural justice for reducing offending behavior has been demonstrated in numerous contexts and among various criminal justice authorities. However, to date, few studies have evaluated the importance of procedural justice in the probation officer–client relationship. Understanding how to reduce offending and prevent recidivism among people on probation is important as this group represents people among the most likely to engage in future offending. Using longitudinal data from the Prison Project, this study examines the association between perceptions of probation officer procedural justice, felt obligation to obey the law, and recidivism during a 12-month follow-up period. Results indicate that procedural justice is associated with a greater felt obligation to obey the law and lower odds of recidivism. Like other criminal justice authorities, how probation officers interact with their clients may impact their clients’ offending behavior.

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对缓刑官程序正义和累犯的看法：荷兰的一项纵向研究

程序正义对于减少犯罪行为的重要性已在许多情况下和各个刑事司法当局中得到证明。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究评估程序正义在缓刑官与委托人关系中的重要性。了解如何减少缓刑人员的犯罪并防止累犯非常重要，因为该群体代表了最有可能参与未来犯罪的人。本研究利用监狱项目的纵向数据，探讨了 12 个月的随访期间对缓刑官员程序正义的看法、遵守法律的义务感和累犯之间的关系。结果表明，程序正义与遵守法律的更大义务和累犯的可能性较低相关。与其他刑事司法当局一样，缓刑官员与委托人的互动方式可能会影响委托人的犯罪行为。